Total Crime Rate
179.2 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
68.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Tir Mynydd area has the 2nd highest crime rate of 62 local areas in Gorseinon and Penyrheol , and the 79th highest crime rate of 783 local areas in Swansea .
This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.
The overall crime rate in the area around Tir Mynydd (SA4 4UN) in the last 12 months was 179.2 per 1,000 residents and was 158.3% higher than the Gorseinon and Penyrheol average (69.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 16 offences recorded. The least common crime was Burglary with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Vehicle crime ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Other theft ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 19 (≈ 68.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.4% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has flat ( -0.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Tir Mynydd (SA4 4UN), the highest concentration of overall crime is near B4296, where police recorded 33 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near Parking Area (14 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Vehicle crime | B4296 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | B4296 | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | B4296 | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Pantycelyn | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Loughor Common | — |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Parking Area | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Supermarket | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Supermarket | — |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Queen'S Avenue | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Queen'S Avenue | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penybryn Road | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Penybryn Road | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Rhyd Y Polon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Rhyd Y Polon | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Burglary | Park Close | Under investigation |
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